Table 3.

Immune function as a consequence of oxidative stress in poultry.

Reference	Tissue	Marker of oxidative stress	Immunostimulation method	Signed Pearson result
Koinarski et al. (2005)	Red blood cell	CAT/ MDA/SOD	Eimeria acervulina oocysts	P > 0.05
Georgieva et al. (2006)	Red blood cell	CAT/ MDA/SOD	Eimeria tenella oocysts	P < 0.05
Cohen et al. (2007)	Blood (serum/plasma	micromolecular antioxidants (Trolox equivalents)/ Plasma micromolecular antioxidants/ Serum micromolecular antioxidants	Lipopolysaccharide	P < 0.05

CAT: catalsae; MDA: malondialdehyde; SOD: superoxide dismutase.